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Chomping at the bit for Florida Athletics
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Final: Stetson 6, Florida 1 Following a one hour and fifteen minute rain delay, Florida’s bat struggled to get going as the team dropped a 6-1 decision to Stetson on Tuesday in DeLand. Florida opened the scoring as Jacob Young plated Kirby McMullen on an RBI groundout. The Gators kept the slim lead until the…
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Final: Gators 9, Kentucky 2 Hunter Barco hurled a gem and the offense broke out as Florida claimed the series in Lexington to improve to 33-14 overall and 15-9 in SEC play. How It Happened: The Gators got on the board first as Jud Fabian recorded a sacrifice fly to score Nathan Hickey, who tripled…
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It felt just like Thursday’s series opening loss for the Florida Gators. The same refrain continued: get down early, battle back, make mistakes that allow the opposition to retake the lead. Unlike Thursday, after an error led to a Kentucky run in the eighth, Florida bounced back and scored four runs in the ninth to…
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Florida found themselves tied 5-5 in the bottom of the eighth after battling back from a 5-0 deficit. Unfortunately, the Gators’ arch-nemesis, defense, once again reared its ugly head. To lead off the inning, Kentucky’s Cam Hill reached on a bunt single. A wild pitch from Trey Van Der Weide put Hill in scoring position.…
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Once again armed with a potent offensive outing, the Florida Gators topped Stetson 9-6 in midweek action on Tuesday. Florida has now won eleven of its last thirteen games. How It Happened: Stetson jumped on top early with a pair of solo homers by Andrew MacNeil and Hernen Sardinas off Gators starter Timmy Manning. The…
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Florida infielder Josh Rivera was named the SEC Co-Newcomer of the Week, the conference announced on Monday. #SECBSB Newcomer of the Week: @joshrivera24 Full release » https://t.co/JdeBBA00xw. pic.twitter.com/UKgUgFyMlc — Southeastern Conference (@SEC) May 3, 2021 Rivera struggled mightily at the beginning of the season, but has rebounded in a big way, upping his average to…
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Backed by a gutsy effort on the mound from Tommy Mace and a pair of homers by Jud Fabian, the Gators topped Vanderbilt 11-8 in a back and forth affair on Saturday. From the very first pitch, it looked as if it would be another long evening of baseball. Mace retrieved a ground ball hit…
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Entering the bottom half of th sixth inning, Florida trailed the No. 2 ranked Commodores 10-2 and it looked like the game was over. However, Vanderbilt had to call upon its bullpen for the final four innings and ultimately eked out the victory, 11-7. The Gators were unable to capitalize on a pedestrian performance by…
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Florida and Auburn entered the ninth inning tied at two, but a pair of plays by outfielders on each team in the final frame ultimately decided the game as the Gators stunned the Tigers, 4-2 on Friday. Florida third baseman Colby Halter sent a line drive shot to center that Auburn CF Kason Howell was…
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Game One: Florida 8, Mizzou 6 Playing just eleven hours after the conclusion of the series opener, Florida topped Missouri 8-6 in the first game of Saturday’s double-header. The entire series wrapped up in just under twenty-four hours. How It Happened: Missouri jumped on the Gators in the second inning, scoring five runs off Tommy…
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